Monday 28 November 2011

Spanish

There are hundreds of sites on the web to learn Spanish. You can find resources if you search on keywords like learn Spanish online for free.

If it helps get you started: easy words with a family and birthday.

Numbers.

Multiple choice lesson in ordinary greetings.

Monday 21 November 2011

Norwegian

By special request from Shark!

Learn how to say hello! (I got that far!)

Or you could listen to... person making sounds. Or this engaging young woman, who will help us if we need to buy an apple when we arrive in Norway and we cannot see one. Or maybe we will need to point at two mice?

Maybe we can look at the development and language grouping for Norwegian?

(I can barely wait until we get to Swedish. Your father has an O level in that.)

Where oh where is Michel Thomas when you need him?

Monday 14 November 2011

Latin

When we return to England, we're all joining the Latin group! If you can't remember the few Latin words you've already learned (surely not), try searching online,* or look at Tiger's Minimus mouse book.

I've registered here and will check out this site, learnlatinfree. Would any of you like to sit with me while I go through the first lessons? And let's see if we can find a copy of Ecce Romani.

*Quick and easy expressions here; introduction to the alphabet here; Latin word of the month here (and click on 'other Latin words...); Horrible Histories Evil Emperors Song here (and there's plenty more to watch from them!). And if you watch it, watch it with your mother. I, Claudius. (Then be prepared to find Robert Graves on the bookshelves.)

Monday 7 November 2011

Icelandic

Here's a man holding a camera over a whiteboard. But I did learn some Icelandic!

Here he is again. What words did you learn to say?

Find out something about Iceland APART FROM the information about rocks, horses, and how we all want to go there. We know that already.